Sharing what I learn as a mother

Month: October 2013

Happy Friday… uh, almost Saturday to you! Today I decided to cook off one of our many pumpkins… and remembered that I’ve spoken with a few people who didn’t know how to do this. So… I thought I’d give a quick tutorial! First, get a pumpkin (Imagine That!) and Preheat your oven to 400 degrees: … Continue reading Pumpkin Puree!

This momma’s weekend has been… horrible. Hear me out. My intentions for the past week were good… nice… considerate… and on and on. I specifically planned a trip with the kids to an Alpaca Farm, rather than go alone, so we could experience everything together and so they could get out of the house too.… Continue reading Remembering to be thankful…

My husband recently came across the following link about Christopher Columbus… it reminds me of how much work we have to do as a parent, to give our children the real facts and not simply ‘entrust’ others to do so… http://theoatmeal.com/comics/columbus_day

I will admit it- I’m a bit paranoid. Paranoid that I’ll not be the perfect mom… admission: I know I’m not the perfect mom… and that I am the perfect mom. Because ultimately, I know there is no such thing as the perfect this or that, but as long as I’m doing the best I can, and willing… Continue reading A Journal to my children…

We had a busy weekend, which included feeding a crowd of 60 people! The menu was simple, and we had lots of leftover artisan bread… though I tried to send most of the bread home with people, I ended up with some. I was trying to think of what I should do with this bread,… Continue reading Pizza Dip!